Over View of Sikkim Area : 7,096 sq. kms Density : 76 per./sq.km. Sub Divisions : 9 Gram Panchayats : 166 Population : 5.40 lakhs (2001) Districts : 4 Revenue Blocks : 453 Towns : 9 Per Capita Income : Rs 23,786 (quick estimates at current prices for 03-04). Temperature : Summer - Max. 21°C, Min. 13°C Winter-Max. 13°C, Min. 05°C Annual Rainfall : 3,894 mm Clothing Needed : Summer-Light Woolens Winter-Heavy Woolens

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

Nearest airport for Sikkim is Bagdogra in North Bengal which is 124 kms and approximately 4 hours drive from Gangtok. There are Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Deccan Air, etc. services operating from Bagdogra linking Kolkata, Guwahati and New Delhi. Sikkim Tourism operates daily a five-seater helicopter service between Gangtok and Bagdogra connecting all civil flights.